| Deposit ID | 10173427 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300130001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Belt Clay |
| Alternate or previous names | Kootenai Fm High Alumina Clay, Anaconda Copper Mining Clay Pit |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.89255, 47.36411 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1146 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cascade(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Armington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Belt(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Great Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Belt(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Cascade |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 019 N | 007 E | 31 | NWSW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Water, Free | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Illite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Montmorillonite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | Morrison Formation and Ellis Group |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 149500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 37M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 1200HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1905 |
| District name | Unorganized District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anaconda Copper Co. |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1200HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300130001 |
BERG, R.B., D.C. LAWSON, F.P. JONES, AND R.I. SMITH,
PROGRESS REPORT ON CLAYS AND SHALES OF MONTANA 1966-1967.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 70, 1968, 74 PP.
FISHER, C.A., CLAYS IN THE KOOTENAI FORMATION NEAR BELT, MON
IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
BULL 340, 1907, PGS. 417-423.
FISHER, C.A. GEOLOGY OF THE GREAT FALLS COAL FIELD, MONTANA
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 356, 1909, 85 PP.
ROBERTSON, C.F., MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS)
CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA. U.S. BUMINES I.C. 7589, 1951, 81
SAHINEN, U.M., F.A. CROWLEY, SUMMARY OF MONTANA MINERAL RESO
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 11, 1959, 51 PP.
SILVERMAN, A.J., AND W.L. HARRIS. STRATIGRAPHY AND ECONOMIC
GEOLOGY OF THE GREAT FALLS-LEWISTON COAL FIELDS, CENTRAL M
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 56, 1967, 20 PP.
WARDE, J.M. GEOLOGY AND CLAYS OF THE KOOTENAI FORMATION OF
MONTANA--CLAY INDUSTRY OF MONTANA. MONTANA SCHOOL OF MINES
UNPUB. M.S. THESIS, 1937.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE BELT CLAY PROPERTY SHOULD NOT RECEIVE A COMPLETE MAS EVALUATION AND SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE COMPLETE EVALUATIONS LIST. WITH 30 METERS OF SOFT MATERIAL AS OVERBURDEN AND AN ORE HORIZON OF 1.4 METERS OF CLAY THE PROPERTY WILL NOT BE A FUTURE ALUMINA RESOURCE. THE COSTS LISTED ARE FOR A SURFACE MINE USING FRONT- END LOADERS AND TRUCKS; DRAGLINES SHOULD PROBABLY BE USED. PREVIOUS COSTS WERE BASED ON UNDERGROUND MINING TECHNIQUES; LONGWALL MINING. LONGWALL MINING IS NOT FEASIBLE. THERE ARE THREE SETS OF COSTS; ORIGINAL 1975 COSTS. COST UPDATED FROM 1975 TO 1979; AND COMPLETELY RECOSTED 1979 COSTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Lindsey, David S. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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